| You
will receive your final Holland America Express Docs approximately
30 days prior to sailing. In this information will be an immigration
form that you must fill out and present prior to boarding. |
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| Immigration
- Passport Required for all Holland America guests. |
All
Holland America Line guests must have passports for travel.
A passport is required by the United States Department of
State for all air and sea travel. The Caribbean is included
in this travel requirement. For re-entry into the United States,
a passport is required.
Please refer to the following website for updated information
on passport requirements: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html.
For more travel information on Belize, please visit http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1055.html.
For more travel information on Mexico, please visit http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html. |
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| Arrival
and Departure Times |
| Please
plan to arrive into Tampa International Airport prior to 1:30pm
on Sunday, March 14, 2010. |
| Please
plan to depart out of Tampa International Airport anytime after
12:00pm on Sunday, March 21, 2010. |
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| Airline
Reservations |
You
may book your own travel arrangements, or EMI can assist you
with your airline reservations. Please call 800-225-5364 x 2179
if you would like assistance with your airline reservations.
If you book your own airline itinerary, please either e-mail
a copy of your itinerary to aphccruise@eminj.com
or fax a copy to EMI at 908-864-5801.
Important: Holland America
requires a copy of your flight itinerary prior to sailing. |
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| Immunizations |
| Currently,
there are no required immunizations for travel to the Caribbean.
More information can be found at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/westeurp.htm. |
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| Travel
Insurance/Travel Medical Insurance |
| Travel
Insurance is optional, but strongly recommended. Medicare and
many health insurance plans DO NOT cover the cost of medical
care at sea, in foreign countries, or for air evacuation. Guests
are encouraged to obtain travel medical insurance as well as
travel trip insurance prior to travel in order to be reimbursed
for services rendered. Please note this is your only option
for reimbursement regarding your cancellation after January
14, 2010. Please visit TravelGuard for more information. |
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| Age
Requirements |
Guests
under 21 years of age must be accompanied by a parent, guardian
or chaperone who is at least 25 years old. Please note that
documentary evidence of relationship and permission for a
child to travel is required when only one parent is traveling
with the child. |
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| Disability
Accommodations |
Holland America Line is committed to providing safe, easy,
and accessible accommodations for all persons with disabilities,
to the extent that is feasible. Holland America Line offers
a limited number of staterooms designed to be wheelchair and
scooter accessible. Holland America also offers several accommodations
to passengers requiring oxygen or with other medical needs.
Click here for more information:
http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruise-vacation-planning/PlanningAndAdvice.action.
(Refer to Shipboard Life)
Or you may call the Access and Compliance Line at Holland
America 800-547-8493.
Holland America Line is no longer able to provide complimentary
wheelchair assistance for any purpose other than embarkation,
disembarkation, and emergency situations. Holland America
Line wheelchairs are also not available for shore excursions.
To rent a wheelchair or scooter, please contact:
CareVacations
phone: 877-478-7827
Fax: 800-648-1116
csa@carevacations.com
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| Smoking |
Smoking is allowed in your stateroom and in designated areas
on outside decks. Smoking is not permitted in public areas
such as the main dining room, bars and show venues. |
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| Club
HAL |
Club
HAL provides a wide variety of exciting activities for kids
ages 5 to 12. All activities are supervised by permanent,
full-time Club HAL directors and assistants. Baby-sitting
services are available for a small surcharge and must be booked
in advance. Hours of operation and other information on Club
HAL is available at: http://www.hollandamerica.com/guests/category.do?category=children&topic=youth. |
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| Dinner
Seatings |
There
will be two dinner seatings onboard the ms Ryndam. The early
seating will begin at 5:30pm and the late seating will begin
at 7:45pm. Guests dining at the early seating will have reserved
seats for the late show. Guests dining at the late seating will
have reserved seats for the early show. Please specify which
seating you prefer on the registration page when you reserve
your cabin. If you would like to request a table with friends
or family, please email the information to aphccruise@eminj.com.
Once we have received this information, we will send you a confirmation.
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| More
Information |
| Holland
America has a wonderful site that details all of the services
and amenities on board. Please visit their site at: http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruise-vacation-planning/PlanningAndAdvice.action. |
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| If
you have any questions, please call our Cruise Information number
during the hours of 8:30 am to 5:00 pm EST, Monday - Friday
at 1-800-225-5364 x 2179 or e-mail to aphccruise@eminj.com. |
